Attention benefits plan sponsors and members: today is your day. It’s National Employee Benefits Day!
Created by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the day is intended to garner recognition for benefits professionals and to provide a vehicle for better educating employers and employees about benefits topics.
Employers are encouraged to involve their employees in the celebration by reviewing the benefits offered by their organization to increase awareness and understanding, says the IFEBP.
As part of this year’s celebration, the IFEBP is focusing on two initiatives: retirement security and workplace wellness. There is also a featured Benefits Day website, at ifebp.org/benefitsday, which has resources available for both plan members and sponsors, including the following:
- a 15-question retirement quiz to assess retirement preparedness;
- an interactive budgeting worksheet to help develop a personal financial plan; and
- a workplace wellness podcast explaining the challenges of healthy eating and steps employers can take to encourage a healthier workplace.
The site also contains helpful information for any employer looking to implement retirement security or wellness initiatives, including government resources, recent news updates and survey reports.
National Employee Benefits Day was created in 2004 and is celebrated annually each April.